Digital Weekender: Storytelling Programme (9-11 Feb)

Join us for a weekend of digital art and culture across two of our DC sites, from Friday 9 February to Sunday 11 February 2018. The Digital Weekender will offer free and ticketed workshops, events, talks, exhibition, socials and more for all ages. Check out the programme and book your tickets now!

All weekend

Come enjoy drinks and food in our café and meet likeminded people interested in digital art and culture. We will have various The Chinese Room games to play on Playstation and xbox, free and ticketed workshops, and more. Free entry, 11am-5pm, DC1 Cafe

Friday 9 February 2018

Join us for an evening with talks exploring the fine line between fact and fiction, compered by none other than comedian Jo Neary! With Ginny Dougary, Shardcore and Tim Maughan (DJ set). Tickets £10, 6-9pm, DC1 Cafe & Gallery

Saturday 10 February

Telling the strange story of the disappearance of 9 people in 1959, CiRCA69 worked with Burley Historical Society’s collection of letters left behind by 8 of the disappeared to craft a tale in virtual reality that places you at the centre of the mystery.

The Cube performances will take place in 2 areas of DC1 Cafe & Gallery from 12pm-8pm every 15 minutes starting on the hour. Performance is 15 minutes long. Please arrive at least 5-10 minutes before your show start. Tickets are non-refundable.

Digital culture champion Mar Dixon will run a one-hour workshop on Live Streaming. This will include an Introduction to Insta360 (iPhone only) and using Facebook/Instagram Live stream. Tickets £7, 3-4pm, DC1 Cafe. Ages 12+

Sunday 11 February

A one day workshop aimed at getting participants making virtual reality using Unity games engine led by Simon Wilkinson , described by Cineuropa Magazine as ‘one of the most notable names in Europe to be dealing with VR’. Tickets £15, 10am-4pm, DC3 Workshop Space

Join us for a one-hour session where you can share your own writing in a small intimate group setting and hear Tim read from his fiction. Ideal for writers of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction. Open to all. Sunday 2.15-3.15pm. Tickets £7. DC1 Gallery